903 ia-571-2026(cr).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 571 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL [ST.] NO. 2353 OF 2026 Madhukar Dhondu Sanas. ...Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent. —————— Ms. Rekha Musale (Legal Aid appointed) advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Anand Shalgaonkar, APP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : September 23, 2026. P. C. : 1. Interim application seeks a direction to the the Superintendent of Kolhapur Central Prison, Kalamba Kolhapur to take signature of the Applicant on life certificate and three cheques. 2. Learned APP, on instructions, submits that the Applicant had never approached the Prison Authority and there is no question of any refusal to permit the signature of Applicant on the life certificate and/or cheques. 3. In view of the said submission, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant submits that Applicant would approach the Superintendent of Kolhapur Central Prison, Kalamba. In event, the life certificate and cheques are tendered, the Superintendent of Kolhapur Central Prison, Kalamba is requested to do the needful. 4. Interim application is disposed of in the above terms. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Patil-SR 1 of 1